Effect of nutrients on essential oil components, pigments and total phenolic content of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.)

Advances in Environmental Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 639-646

  Sharafzadeh, Shahram ^a   Khosh Khui, Morteza ^b   Javidnia, Katayoon ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Agrihansa; Geranial; Medicinal plants; Neral; Nitrogen; Phosphorous; Potassium

Indexed keywords

CITRUS LIMON; MELISSA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 79960436577     PISSN: 19950756     EISSN: 19981066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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